Completed Grave Marker Projects
2004
Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
John "Jimmie" Crutchfield
John Wesley Donaldson
(Marker donated by Chicago White Sox)
James "Candy Jim" Taylor
2005
Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
Robert Garrett (umpire)
Theodore "Ted" Trent
Daniel Burley (sportswriter)
Guy Ousley
William "Jack" Marshall
Roosevelt 'Rosey" Davis
Paul James Hardy
Othello Strong
(Markers donated by Michael Garvey)
2007
Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL
Jonathan Boyce "Steel Arm" Taylor
(Sponsored by Pekin Illinois Coalition for Equality)
2008
Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
Franklin L. Mann
Oak Woods Cemetery, Alsip, IL
Lester Lockett
2009
Greenwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Gable Patterson
Robert Gaston
Sam Bankhead
2010
Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL
William "Bobby" Robinson
(Donated by Chris Bohus)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, MO
William "Big Bill" Gatewood
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
James "Sap" Ivory
2011
East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton, NJ
Frank Grant (NBHOF)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS
Carroll Ray "Dink" Mothell
(Marker donated by Trigard Memorial)
2012
Frederick Douglas Cemetery, Staten Island, NY
King Solomon "Sol" White (NBHOF)
Lincoln Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Walter Thomas Ball
Bruce "Buddy" Petway
(Markers donated by Trigard Memorials)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Pete Hill (NBHOF)
2013
Crowne Cemetery, Indianapolis IN
Olivia Taylor
(Sponsored by the Center for African American Genealogical Research)
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Theodore "Terrible Ted" Page
Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
William Binga (donated by Dave Winfield and the San Diego Padres Foundation)
2014
Lincoln Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Theodore "Ted" Strong
(Marker donated by Trigard Memorials)
Lakeside Cemetery, Hamburg, NY
Grant "Home Run" Johnson
(Coordinator: Howard Henry)
Mount Lawn Cemetery, Sharon Hill, PA
Connie Morgan
Lincoln Cemetery, Alsip, IL
Fred Goree
(Marker donated by Trigard Memorials.)
2016
Atlantic City Cemetery, Pleasantville, NJ
Clarence E. "Waxey" Williams
(Coordinated by fans of Waxey Williams)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas
John Thomas "Topeka Jack" Johnson
Union Cemetery, Stuebenville, OH
Weldy Wilburforce Walker
(Coordinated by Craig Brown)
Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, MI
Gus Brooks
2017
Lincoln, Cemetery, Chicago, IL
William "Billy" Frances
(Marker donated by Trigard Memorials)
2019
Eden Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Daniel McClellan
St Peters Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Charles Alexander Mills
(Donated by Dr. Layton Revel)
Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, ND
Saul Davis
(Coordinated by Terry Bohn)
2020
St Peters Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Henry Bridgewater
Pinelawn Memorial Park, Long Island, NY
Peter "Creole Pete" Robertson
2021
Forest Grove Cemetery, Lexington, MO
William Lindsay
Robert Alexander "Frog" Lindsay
William "Ashes" Jackson
Eden Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
S.K. Govern
2022
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Sylvester Chauvin
Frederick Douglass Cemetery, Staten Island, NY
Elias "Country Brown" Bryant
Union Baptist Cemetery, Cincinatti, OH
Newton Henry "Newt" Allen (coordinated by Paul DeBono)
St. Peter’s Cemetery, St Louis, MO
Comer Lane "Hannibal" Cox
Robert "Killer" Palm
2023
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Frank Warfield
2024
Miller Cemetery, Spring Valley, Illinois
Robert Paul Gilkerson
Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa
Jess "Cannonball" Jackson
2025
Detroit Memorial Park East, Warren, MI
Walter "Dobie" Moore
(Awaiting installation)